Spirits of the Wild [Import]

1. Cougar Dreams

2. Spirit of the Geese

3. Rattlesnake's Medicine

4. Grandfather Crow's Joke

5. Runs Wiht Thunder Meets Two Legs

6. Ocean's Blessing

7. Wolf Woman Calls Hawk Spirit

8. Cricket's and Coyote's Desert Ritual

9. Elk's Sacred Circle

10. Frog's Healing Chant

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GREAT WEDDING MUSIC!
Good Music
A very complete selection of ceremony music!
Comprehensive Classical Selection
Just one note...

A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00005YD53
Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

Bach: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Vivaldi: Largo Winter
Bach: Air On A G String
Torelli: Trumpet Concerto
Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
Handel: Let The Bright Seraphim
Handel: Pastoral Symphony
Boccherini: String Quintet, Minuet
Mendelssohn: On Wings Of Song
Liszt: Dream Of Love
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Debussy: Claire De Lune
Satie: Gymnopedie No.1
Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Debussy: Arabesque
Bizet: Intermezzo
Elgar: Salut D'amour
Debussy: Prelude A L'apres - Midi D'un Faun

Tracks:

Wagner: Bridal Chorus
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music, Overture
Gabrieli: Canzon V
Charpentier: Te Deum
Purcell: Trumpet Tune
Mussorgsky: Promenade
Pachebel: Canon In D
Handel: Larghetto
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto In D Major, Largo
Handel: Water Music, Air
Macdowell: To A Wild Rose
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata, Adagio
Melchior: Adagio
Gounod: Ave Maria
Schubert: Ave Maria
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Faure: Pie Jesu
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Schumann: Romance For Violin And Piano
Massenet: Meditation

Tracks:

Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Vivaldi: Concerto For Two Trumpets In B, Allegro
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In D, Allegro
Vivaldi: Spring, Allegro
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In B, Allegro
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Hornpipe
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4, Allegro
Handel: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Schumann: Piano Quintet In E Flat Major
Widor: Toccata
Dubois: Toccata
Walton: Crown Imperial
Bach: Cantata No.51. 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen.' Alleluia
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Alleluia
Handel: Water Music, Hornpipe
Chopin; Variations On A Theme From 'La Cenerentola'
Faure: Sicilienne
Offenbach: Barcarolle
Faure: Berceuse
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Brahms: Waltz In A Flat
Grieg: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen

Album Description

The process of choosing music for a wedding day can certainly be a daunting process for any couple. There are many choices and the questions can be endless. Traditional music or something off the beaten path? Will your Mom cry (and not in a good way) if you do not come down the aisle to the traditional Wedding March from Wagner, or are you eager to try something new? This collection is designed to give the bridal couple some key pointers to navigate the world of classical music for their wedding day. The package includes over 3 1/2 hours of music on 3 CDs for all portions of the wedding service, all from the Naxos classical label (known for high-quality recordings at inexpensive prices). Wedding day favorites are there, along with new discoveries and tunes you may have never considered for a wedding. All pieces are hand selected by professional wedding musicians and consultants. As a bonus, the 20 page booklet will lead you through the process of choosing music, from hiring musicians to sample programs. Everything you need to create your own unique personal wedding soundtrack.

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GREAT WEDDING MUSIC!.......2007-01-24

I used these CD's for my wedding, and I was so happy I did. You need to buy this CD if you like having a traditional wedding! :)

Good Music.......2006-07-05

I bought these CDs for my wedding, in ceremony and reception. Also, when I created my own wedding video, I used it as background music.

A very complete selection of ceremony music!.......2005-02-02

I am getting married in several months and we couldn't decide what music we wanted at our wedding ceremony. This three disk compilation reminded us of all the great ones- including new options we hadn't thought about. I really enjoyed hearing the organ and strings versions of the songs. If you're someone who hears a classical or baroque piece of music, but can't remember the name or the precise tune, this is a must-have to jog your memory and trigger the tear ducts!

Comprehensive Classical Selection.......2004-04-15

I searched all over for a CD set that had a somewhat comprehensive list of classical selections that are traditionally played at weddings. When I found this 3 CD set, I was very pleased. It contains 61 works from almost as many composers. This set might not contain the "best recording ever" of each of the selections, however it is very well done and the quality is very good. I used it primarily to choose the pieces that I wanted to have played by the church organist, and so the actual recordings were more for my consumption rather than for use in the ceremony/reception itself. However, I would not have hestitated to use the CD's in the wedding itself if needed. The book inside includes a list of suggested songs for various wedding styles (formal, outside, morning, etc.). From the classical neophyte to the seasoned classical music expert, this CD set will meet if not exceed expectations.

Just one note..........2003-06-07

I have not heard this album, so I cannot rate it as a whole. (The form made me include a rating, but disregard that.) However, I want to point out that track 36, the Pie Jesu from Gabriel Faure's Requiem is - well, from a requiem, a mass for the dead. The Pie Jesu is a lovely, gentle movement, and it has a beautiful and pure sound that does seem to fit the mood of a wedding. The Latin words, however, mean "Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them everlasting rest," where "them" refers to the dead.

Tracks:

Melodie d'Orphee
Rigaudon
Elegie
Tambourin
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Isoldens Tod
The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
Liebesleid
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
Grande Fantaisie On 'Semiramide'
Chants polonais: My Joys
Chants polonais: Spring
Chants polonais: The Maiden's Wish
Swan Lake: Pas de quatre

Tracks:

Arabesques On 'An der sch, blauen Donau'
Fantasy On 'A Life For The Tsar'
La Cenerentola: Variations On 'Non pita'
Fantasy On 'Don Pasquale', Op.67
Symphonic Metamorphosis On 'Krleben'
7 Virtuoso Etudes: 7 The Man I Love
7 Virtuoso Etudes: 1 I Got Rhythm
7 Virtuoso Etudes: 4 Embraceable You
7 Virtuoso Etudes: 6 Fascinatin' Rhythm
7 Virtuoso Etudes: 5 Somebody Loves Me
7 Virtuoso Etudes: 3 Liza
7 Virtuoso Etudes: 2 Oh, Lady Be Good

Customer Reviews:

Entertaining.......2007-01-23

A very interesting pianist, this. He's an entertainer as well as a serious musician and he plays entertaining pieces. He is also a first class composer of transcriptions. Some of his charming Gershwin transcriptions (for which he is rightly famous) are included on this CD.

Earl Wild has an interesting pedigree in pianistic terms, having studied (if only briefly) with one of Liszt's many pupils. Technically he is often excellent, but some pieces seem to fall more easily under his fingers than others. For example, on another CD he makes rather a meal of Liszt's Grande Galope Chromatique but on this CD he plays superbly the fiendishly difficult Rachmaninoff arrangement of Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo - a piece which never lets up in its demand for a deft touch, accuracy and speed. Whatismore, the Scherzo is recorded live, so no editing and barely a single wrong note or misplaced phrase. Bear in mind that Rachmaninoff himself is reputed to have had three takes at it before ending up with a recording he was satisfied with! Overall I don't think Wild has the same order of technical ability as Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Barere or Cziffra but he does demonstrate the vital ability to make certain pieces sound "right" in his hands. This certainly doesn't manifest itself in everything he plays, but more in the pieces where he seems to feel at home.

He has obviously put a lot of thought and work into some of these recordings and I would single out the Schubert-Tausig March, Rigaudon, the Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo, his Gershwin and Tschaikovsky transcriptions and the Blue Danube arabesques as particularly charming and well-performed. I doubt anyone could play his beautiful Embraceable You transcription as well as him. The 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody is also good - solidly played and with plenty of gypsy spirit, and he doesn't pull the piece about all over the place like most pianists do. And the Bumblebee isn't bad either. Also excellent is Gluck's Melodie d'Orphee. He plays this beautifully with exquisitely judged balance and tone. It's a shame some of the other pieces aren't quite as good - Isolde's Liebestod is off target, unfortunately.

I think Earl Wild was one of the great transcribers and it's a shame he didn't write a lot more transcriptions because each one is a beautiful addition to the piano literature. His short and sweet transcription of the Pas de Quatre from Swan Lake (which he plays on this CD) is a total masterpiece. He also dared to play entertaining pieces and to indulge in showmanship, and why not? Why should a concert be a dry lecture? Yes, he is one of the great pianists but not because he had a unique sound or technique - more because he was a great and daring performer and because he made a contribution to piano literature for which the world ought to be grateful.

Riveting.......2000-07-03

This is an incredible CD, marred only by audience coughing and the unnecessary, deafening applause at the end of most cuts, reminiscent of a sitcom laugh track (hence the 4 star rating instead of 5); otherwise, it would have been perfect. The excellent selection of music and Wild's virtuoso playing are both marvelous. I was particularly taken with the Bach fuge and the splendid Gershwin transcriptions. Don't miss this one!

A true romantic........2000-06-21

If you've never heard Earl Wild before, this is a good starting point for you. His technique is impeccable and his mastery of tone allows him to play the most intricate music in the clearest manner. I must admit this disc didn't grab my attention from the very beginning. I found many of these recordings to be an inconsequential jingle-jangle of notes with no true meaning. I still feel that way about the two Thalberg pieces. He may have been Liszt's worthy pianistic rival, but as a composer he comes nowhere close to the great Abbée. Here these pieces get as good a performance as they are likely to get. Also I think Moszkowski's arrangement of the D minor Prelude and Fugue is greatly inferior to Busoni's. I don't care for the way it's played here either. It's too rushed for my taste and it sounds too homophonic, I don't hear the counterpoint of the fugue. This, I believe, is the fault of the arranger and performer alike. The rest of the recordings are excellent. Schulz-Evler's Arabesques are brilliantly played although my favourite recording will always be Jorge Bolet's. Godowsky's transcriptions are so complex and crowded with melodic lines and sonorities that it will leave you gasping for breath. Their performance demands technical powers of the highest caliber. Without that the music will drown in notes. Earl Wild posesses precicely this technique, and in his hands these pieces sound spectacular. Henri Herz's variations may lack profundity but are charming nonetheless. The gems on this disc are Wild's "Virtuoso Etudes" after Gershwin. "Concert Etudes" would have been an even more appropriate title, for despite all the virtuosity, harmonic and melodic invention is the true protagonist. The mood ranges from witty to atmospheric and together with Wild's technique and beautiful tone these pieces create a wonderful unioun. Last but definently not least, I would like to mention the Glinka-Balakirev Fantasy. Here the art of transcription is at its peak and as before, Wild is in full command. Here especially is where his musical gifts shines the brightest. He has it all, perfect legato playing, beautiful singing tone and crystal clear pedaling. A flawless performance. Earl Wild is without doubt a member of the pianistic elite, an old school romantic. I for one think he would have deserved a second unit in the "Great Pianists" series.

Redemption of the Transcription.......2000-02-24

Be prepared: the first piece on this album weaves such a magical spell that you may be startled out of your chair by the applause at the end. The bulk of this collection is from a concert performance, and it was a humdinger. Wild not only displays his astonishing virtuosity, but demonstrates that many of these arrangements and transcriptions are valuable pieces of music in their own right. The Rameau becomes 20th-century neoclassicism through Godowsky and Wild. The Arabesques on the Blue Danube Waltzes becomes a more serious piece than the original ever was. And so on: the bottom line is it's an experience that you don't want to miss. The real gems of this collection, however, are not from the live recital: what I find myself going back to again and again are the Gershwin transcriptions by Wild himself. Breath-taking virtuosity, fascinating arrangements, a beautiful recorded sound, and some great tunes!

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Spirits of the Wild
Mesa Music Consort
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ASIN: B00000362C
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Cougar Dreams
Spirits of The Geese
Rattlesnake's Medicine
Grandfather Crow's Joke
Run With Thunder Meets Two Legs
The Ocean's Blessing
Wolf Woman Call's Hawk Spirit
Cricket's and Coyote's Desert Ritual
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Visit the mythical time in Native American lore when man and animal spoke the same language. Ten compositions using various animal voices as a backdrop, feature the Native American flute, chanting and ceremonial percussion. The result is a relaxing interweaving of music and nature sounds that bring the ancient tribal legends back to life.

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Release Date: 2002-05-20

Tracks:

Rondo alla Turca
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The Little White Donkey
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Sicilienne
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Music At Its Best
Alexander Peskanov is without equal

Alexander Peskanov: Spirits Of The Wind

Manufacturer: Touchwood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000B55
Release Date: 1996-03-01

Tracks:

Poems Of Nature: Spirits Of The WInd
Poems Of Nature: Clouds
Poems Of Nature: Rain
Poems Of Nature: Sun
Poems Of Nature: Russian Winter
Poems Of Nature: Seascape (Prld in D)
Dances: Luann's Waltz
Dances: Joker's Waltz
Dances: Valse Sentimentale
Dances: Mazurka
Lyrical Pieces: Wistful Chant
Lyrical Pieces: Intermezzo
Lyrical Pieces: Meditation
Equestrian Ste: The Great Processional
Equestrian Ste: Playful Ponies
Equestrian Ste: Waltz Of The Unicorn
Equestrian Ste: Wild Rachel
Toccata
Temptations
Ghost Story
Carmen Fantasy
Perpetual Motion

Customer Reviews:

Music At Its Best.......2000-06-25

If you like beautiful, lyrical melodies and also enjoy lighthearted fun, I suggest that you order the Spirits of the Wind CD. The compositions of Alexander Peskanov are exquisite jewels, ones that you can listen to over and over. Mr. Peskanov's expressive performance and technical expertise create a magical experience for the listener. I have bought a Spirits of the Wind CD for each of my very best friends from Amsterdam to Los Angeles. I advise that you to do the same.

Alexander Peskanov is without equal.......1999-04-27

I have more than listened to this CD. I have virtually memorized it. These are Peskanov's own compositions. In fact, the sheet music for most of them is available on his web site. From the simplest to the most complex, Peskanov consistently puts his entire heart and soul, as well as his incredible technical expertise, into his music. I have seen videos of him playing a number of these recordings, and he quite apparently has a wonderful time at the piano. So much so that you can't help but have a great time along with him.

Tracks:

Fur Elise
Spinning Song
Traumerei
Rustle Of Spring
Reverie
Si Oiseau J' 'Etais
Romance In E-Flat
Liebestraum
Salut D'Amour
Arabesque
Menuet A L'Antique
Melodie
To A Wild Rose
Romance Sans Paroles
Prelude
Humoresque
The Dying Poet
Le Secret

Tracks:

Serenade
Spring Song
Tango
Rosemary
Le Coucou
The Musical Snuffbox
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
The March Of The Little Lead Soldiers
Au Matin
Scarf Dance
Invitation To The Dance
Alt-Wien
Simple Aveu
Country Gardens
The Prayer Granted
Narcissus
Le Papillon
Valse In C Sharp Minor

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The music features piano favorites from the salon repertoire, including Beethoven's Für Elise and Frédéric Chopin's Valse in C Sharp Minor. These wonderful CDs evoke fond memories of simpler times, and evenings around the piano with family and friends.

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1 Om Gang Ganapataye Namaha 2 Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu 3 Om Shakti 4 Calling The Spirits 5 Govinda Gopala 6 Bhajarangi Hanuman 7 Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya 8 Om Namah Shivaya 9 Jai Saraswati 10 Jai Ma 11 Hari Om